After the winter break, the Ballinfoile Mór
Community Garden will reopen this Saturday (February 18th) at 11am.
We
need as many people to volunteer on this day as is possible in order to
start the process of making this great green community resource a
success in 2018.
The organising committee of the garden, which is located behind Lus Leana on
the Headford Road in the Terryland Forest Park, have ambitious plans for the
year ahead ranging from a children’s Scarecrow Festival in April, to crafts
workshops in the summer to the turning of the soil by a horse-drawn plough in
the autumn.
The latest medical scientific research is
showing the mental and physical health benefits to people of all ages that
comes from spending time surrounded by plants and trees. It is what doctors are
now referring to as the ‘Green Prescription’.
By working with others in amongst our fruit
trees, vegetable plots and herbal beds as well as by participating in our
educational courses, volunteers to our community garden will be encouraged to
bring this knowledge back home so that they can grow tasty safe foods in their
own gardens to be served on the kitchen plate for the enjoyment of the whole
family.
Growing food organically enriches the soil,
reduces our carbon footprint, does not pollute the environment, helps the local
economy, reduces a household’s food bill and improves personal nutrition. Just
as important a well-maintained organic garden is by nature a diverse place,
filled not only with food crops, but flowers, birds, insects, bees, butterflies
and birds. It is a sanctuary for wildlife at a time when 25% of Ireland’s
native species are under threat.
So we are asking people to join us in
continuing to develop this local community and outdoor educational centre.
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